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25/08/2018 GMT

Wayne Gretzky And "The Trade"

BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, Wayne Gretzky And "The Trade"

How the ice hockey legend's sale to a US team in 1988 caused outrage in Canada.

In August 1988, Canada was plunged into a mixture of shock and grief when the legendary ice-hockey player Wayne Gretzky was sold to a team in America. The controversial deal between the Edmonton Oilers and the Los Angeles Kings became known simply as “The Trade”.  In 2011, Madeleine Morris spoke to Bruce McNall, the owner of the LA Kings at the time.

PHOTO: Wayne Gretzky (Getty Images)

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